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High Times Puts on a White Coat

High Times magazine sponsored the original “Canna­bis Cup” in Amsterdam in 1987. The event inspired plant breeders and publicized their strains and their seed com­panies. It has been held annually ever since — a fine…

Writing Good

I daresay creativity cannot be taught. Creativity can be engendered, encouraged, cultivated, and supported, but being creative is as natural as breathing, and so to purport to teach creativity is to lie. And the multi-billion…

Celebrating The 4th With The Enemy

The Fourth of July, as we all know, is Independence Day. Hurray for George Washington and the revolution­aries, down with King George and the British. That sort of thing. But have you ever wondered what…

Off the Record

This week: The mythical Willits bypass, the problem with the Supes, the PD on Boaz and much more.

Valley People

WITH THE VOTE certified late Monday afternoon, we learned that Measure A, the $15.25 million bond to rehab Boonville's school buildings, was approved by almost two-thirds of the Valley's 1452 registered voters, 551 to 296.…

Weaned On Oil

The U.S. Department of Energy says America uses 20 Million Barrels of oil a day. That's 833,333 barrels an hour, a Billion Barrels every 50 days, about 7.5 Billion Barrels a year. Problem is, Big…

Off the Record

This Week: The AVA's missing stash, damage control on the Hudson, texting for CHPpers and much more...

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